Hat-retainer.



M. J. OTNESS.

HAT RETAINER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 15, 1917.

1 72,507. Patented July 16,1918.

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o'rnn s'rAns ATE- MELVIN J. ornnss, or STONY PLAIN, ALBERTA, CANADA.

HA -RETAINER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MELVIN J. O'rNnss, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of Stony Plain, in the Province of Alberta and Dominion of Canada, have indented a certainneWand useful Improvement in Hat-Retainers, of which the following is a specification. Y

M present invention relates to retainers for ladies hats, whereby they maybe reffectively held in placejwhe'n 'inuse.

' The principal objects of my invention are, first, to provide hat retainers which may be permanently secured to the hats in such a manner thz'rtifrequent puncturing of the hat or trimmings is avoided, therebyenabling theuser'to maintain the good appearance of the hat for a considerablelength of time; second, to provide hatre'tainers which are safe in that they are adapted for cooperation with the hat -"without thenecessity of passing pointed elements through the crown,- to be exposed" laterally thereof, and

without danger of pointed elements entering the scalp of the wearer; and, third, to

provide hat fasteners which may be readily operated tosecurethe hat to the head ofthe wearer, or operated to permit of-removal of the hatw-ithout danger of injuringthe.

scalp. or disarranging' the hair.

Other objects of myinventionzare to pro-' vi'de devices ofthe' character described, which may be readllyattachedtohats, and

which mayserve desired. 1 r 1 Further obj ects of my'invention"will appear in the following detailed description,

to ornament the same, if

7 taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing-forming apart of this specification, and in wh1ch.draw1ngs:

. Figurel' is a perspective view of. a hat;" in use, equipped with a retainer constructedj according to my invention. 1 Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical" sectional view through a portion of the crown of the hat, showing. the fastener appl ed thereto,

parts of the fastener being shown in see- I tion to disclose details.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, looking down on a'portion ofthe crown, the section being lon- 'gitudinally of a pin forming a part of the retainer.

Fig, 4.13 a fragmentary view similar -to.

Fig. 3, showing the pin disposed relative to a guide to facilitateplacing or-removal of the hat.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1918.-

.Applic ation filed January 15', 1917. Serial No. 142,528.

Fig. 5'is a. view partly in elevation and partly in section, disclosing a portion of a guide for the pin.

' In the drawing where similar characters refer to similar parts throughout the views,

A designates a hat including a crown B and lining- C; D aguide adapted to besecured to the crown 'B; E a pin carried by guide 'D; and F a catch for releasably holding pin'E-rigidwith guide -D.

teferrin'g first to the guide D, it preferably comprises two elongated arcuate plates 6 and 7 the plate 7 provided with a longitudinally extending rib 8; and, screws 9, or other devices for securing the plates 6 and 7 together. While I have herein shown saidplates as oval in shape, it is to be un derstood that they may be formed of other shapes, to meet particular conditions or ornamented in order that the plate 6 may add to the e'sthetic value of-the hat. When ap- 'plying'theguide to the hat, the plate 6'may be disposed at the outer face of the crown, while the'plate '7' is disposed-at the interior ofthecrown, the devices 9' passing transversely through 'thebody B ofithe crown, and through lining C, where such is provided, in theeXample showu,.the devices 9 being inscrew-threaded engagement with' plate 7. 1 In the example shown, each plate is provided with a plurality of transverse Y ;ted lines: in :Fig. .lof the drawing For. a purpose to be subsequently set forth, the

ways 11 are relatively larger. than the ways 10. p I

. ,As to the pin E, in the example shown, it comprises a plurality of tines 12, and a plurality of tines 13, and a head 14, oining said tines at adjacent end portions and retaining them in parallel relation one to another.

The tines 12 are adapted to extend through the ways or bores 10 of guide D, while the tines 18 are adapted to extendthrough the ways 11. The tines 12 may be pointed as at 15, and the tines 13 are )provided with enlargements v16 at their ends opposite to head 14, the ways 11 being sufficiently large to permit of passage of enlargements V 16 successively through the plates 6 and 7, and through the rib 8 of the last mentioned plate. Thus, the pin E is carried by, guide D in a manner to retain it extending diagonally crosswise through the guide. At each way 11, the rib 8 may be provided With a removable member 17 held, inplace as by a pin 18, said member 17 provided with an extension19: adapted to'constrict its way 11. The projection 19 is so arranged that, when the head 14 is drawn away from the crown of the hat, the enlargements 1 6 of tines 13 will engage. said extension to prevent total separation of the pin from the guide, at which time, the enlargements 16 V and pointed end portions 15 of tines 12 are wholly Within their respective ways or bores, as is clearly shown in Fig. 4 of t-he'drawing. When the hatis bcingplaced upon the head, the end portions of the tinesopposite. to head 14, are disposed in their respective ways, after which the head 14 is moved toward the crown of the hat.

The catch F is adapted to retain the pin in. a fixed position with respect to-the guide D, and: may consist of a catch proper 19, a stem 20 extending from saidcatch proper, through one of the. tines 12, and a head or button 21 at the: end of'stem 20 The way 10. through: Which the said tine 12; carrying the catch F extends, is slightly enlarged so that as the head. 14 comes in close proX- I imity to. the guide I), the catch proper will pass through the enlargementof-w-ay 10 and drop betweenthe plates?) and 7, as, clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

When assemblincr the retainer in operative relation to ,the liat, the removable members, 17: are detached from'qthe rib 8 and againreplaced only. after the. tinesv havebeen passed through the. alined. ways of the plates 6. and: 7'.

7 Gopte's ofithis patent-may; be 'obtai'nedffor Itis to be: observed that the retainer-may be arranged; in operativev relation to existing hats Without alterin the trimming thereof, and that; the tines 0d. the pin, are soguided that when moved-inwardly of thecrown,

they assume a position diagonally crosswise of the crown and can not move toward the scalp of the wearer. zll hen it is desired to remove the hat, the user has merely to lift on button 21, and draw the head away from guide D which disposes the end portions of the tines opposite to head 14 in their respective ways, so that the hat may be removed without disarranging the hair.

While I have herein described the device as, embodying. a plurality of tines, it is to be understood-that I do not wishmyself limited tosuch embodiment since retainers may .be constructed embodying merely one MM, and changes in detalls maybe made without departing from the spirit or scope "of my invention; but 7 ,I; cla mz 11. Inahat retaineijthe combination of a guide including a plurality of plates. adapted 70. 196 secured to the crown. ofia hat, said 70 of said plates alined, with their axis diagoi plates each provided with away, said ways nally crosswise through saidplates, and'a-g pinlmcludmg a tmeshdable 1n sa d ways.

2. In a hat retainer, the combination of a guide compr s ng. a body provided Wltlh a transverse Way, and a remoyablemember adapted to constrict said way;- .and, a pin including a head and .a' tine, said tine slidable insaid way.andiiprovided withhan, en-

I ways, a pin. carried by saidp s: i c uding tines. extending through, said .ways, and a catch carried by one of said tines adapted to releasably engageone of said plates be,

tween .said; plates.

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